Security guard charged with attacks on 2 women

Police have arrested a 22-year-old security guard on suspicion of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women he had just met.

Brandon Burrus of San Diego was taken into custody while he was at work Tuesday night and booked into the downtown county jail with bail set at $900,000, said San Diego police sex crimes Lt. Rick O'Hanlon.

Burrus is facing multiple sex-assault charges, including rape and kidnapping with intent to commit rape, according to the Sheriff's Department.

O'Hanlon said the first incident happened in December in the Mid City area of San Diego. He said a woman in her 20s was introduced to Burrus by an acquaintance while they were at someone's home.

The victim told investigators that she agreed to go to a store with Burrus. After she got into the vehicle he took out a weapon, drove her to a secluded area in a park and sexually assaulted her, O'Hanlon said.

He said the second attack was on Feb. 20. A woman in her 20s told investigators that she met Burrus at a bar in Mission Beach and agreed to let him give her a ride home. The woman said that while in the car, he pulled out a weapon and then drove to a motel in Lemon Grove, where he forced her inside and sexually assaulted her, O'Hanlon said.

O'Hanlon said he then took the woman back to the beach area and let her go.

Both victims reported the attacks to police.

O'Hanlon wouldn't reveal many details of the alleged attacks – including the exact locations, the name of the bar, what kind of weapon was used, and the name of Burrus' employer – citing the severity of the case and the evidence that links the two incidents.

“These are extremely serious charges that potentially could carry a life sentence,” O'Hanlon said.